Vladimir Putin

Earlier, the White House had inquired whether Zelenskyy planned to wear a suit for the Oval Office meeting, which will also include several European leaders.

Zelensky has rejected ceding any Ukrainian land. Russia currently controls roughly 20 per cent of Ukraine’s territory, including Crimea.

Russia has reportedly demanded the whole of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Lugansk in exchange for a freeze on the southern front line in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

Zelensky said that Russia should not be "rewarded" for its invasion, after the US leader pressed Ukraine to make concessions in exchange for peace.

The question of Zelenskyy’s attire, seemingly minor on the surface, became a flashpoint during his last White House visit in March, which officials later described as a diplomatic misstep.

If such a deal takes shape, it could reshape Europe’s post–Cold War security order. Ukraine would gain stronger deterrence against Russia, without being a formal NATO ally.

Envoys suggest concessions may be on the table as Zelensky heads to Washington with European allies.

Trump said late Sunday that Zelensky could chose to end the war with Russia "almost immediately," but retaking Russian-occupied Crimea or joining NATO are off the table.

During the meeting, strict security measures were in place to protect Putin

India had been watching Alaska closely. There was some cautious hope in New Delhi that if Trump struck some kind of deal with Putin, it might ease Washington’s punitive measures on India.

After the Trump-Putin summit produced no breakthrough, analysts see Ukraine’s future narrowing to two stark outcomes

Unity in Washington aims to counter Putin’s push for Ukrainian concessions on Donbas

Trump will host Zelenskiy and several European leaders to set out terms for a potential peace deal he discussed with Putin at last Friday’s meeting in Alaska.

Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday but the talks failed to yield any breakthrough on a ceasefire — though White House envoy Steve Witkoff said both leaders had agreed to provide "robust security guarantees" to Ukraine.

European leaders say the US president indicated support for Western-backed assurances as part of a broader peace push

Trump told Zelensky that Putin’s offer included halting Russian advances if Ukraine agreed to withdraw from Donetsk, a region under partial Russian control since 2014.

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber flanked by US fighter jets thundered across the sky above Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Just before the meet, the reporters bombarded Putin with questions about the ceasefire and civilian casualties in the ongoing Ukraine conflict.

For Putin, who has faced years of Western isolation, the summit is a chance to reiterate Moscow’s hardline demands.

ecause the meeting is on American soil, the Secret Service can move weapons, communications equipment and medical gear without foreign restrictions. But the geography presents its own hurdles.